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English
Etymology
From de- + humid + -ify.
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dehumidify (third-person singular simple present dehumidifies, present participle dehumidifying, simple past and past participle dehumidified)
- To reduce the moisture in a body of air; to lower the humidity.
Many air conditioners, in addition to reducing the temperature, also dehumidify the air.
1949, Proceedings of the ... Consolidated Convention of the International Brotherhood of Boiler Makers, Iron Ship Builders, and Helpers of America, page 159:The air-handling equipment humidifies, dehumidifies, and distributes the correct amount of fresh air into every zone and eliminates all smoke, dust, and odors, with electric precipitrons.
1960 August, G. Freeman Allen, “The new diesel-electric luxury Pullman units of British Railways”, in Trains Illustrated, page 475: the compressor and condenser units of the refrigeration apparatus, which cools and de-humidifies the air entering the cars, are underframe-mounted, with evaporator units in the ceiling, .
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